May 4th Documentation team call
Presents: Olivier Hallot, Leo Moons, Roger Caws
Documentation Update:
Help content modernization
* Objective: turn the helpcontent into a richer experience for the
user, either on-line or offline
* How: use the existing XML files (XHP) and display in a modern browser.
+ http://vm173.documentfoundation.org for the on-line version at the
moment
+ Experiemental index extracted from XHP files
+ not yet integrated with LibreOffice help system
+ Work in progress, need of development/web support
+ soon: possiblity to edit XHP files directly in vm173
Help content update
* Objective: Make helpcontent consistent with LibreOffice releases
+ LibreOffice underwent many changes in UI and has new features,
many are undocumented.
* How: Review current help content and update with current features.
+ A meta bug in Bugzilla is open to collect missing
documentaiotn of HC
+ Bug 80430 – LOCALHELP: Features x Documentation gap meta issue
+ https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80430
+ E.G. Impress Photo Album, New Calc functions, Changes in UI,
etc...
+ pick one and write about it in any media: blog post, text
document, mail, etc...
Books in ODF Authors
* Note: Books on LibreOffice from ODFAuthors appreciated as source
for translation
+ perceived as "The Official LibreOffice Documentation"
* Objective: Have LibreOffice books released at time of LibreOffice
release
+ we need to fast forward to release 5.1 and 5.2
* How: Review existing books and write about new features, and usage.
* Chapters 1-4 are updated and partially reviewed
* Chapters 5-11 in the queue.
Team feedback
* Major issues to solve for community participation and fun
+ Leo: (Also translator for Dutch)
1) User interface in pootle + help and docs
2) People write their own doc's targeted for Dutch students.
Leo: Pootle is 99% at time of release (Dutch)
+Issue: repetition of work, time consuming, 10x the same word
Leo: Books need human resources
Need knowledge on the OmegaT process
Workshop on OmegaT or other CAT
* How to improve participation
Leo: get a good way of CAT, support
* LibreOffice Conference in Brno:
[x]A documentaiton track?
[x]A hackfest for documenters
[x]A doc team comm' meeting?
Admnistrative:
* Is the hangout time and day of the week OK for you?
YES
* Next meeting May 18th
What can we do for next meeting (Action items)
AI: Olivier take the Calc chapter for Getting started
Roger takes the Impress chapter of the same book.
Leo takes Draw chapter